co·mor·bid·i·ty (k  môr-b d -t )n. A concomitant but unrelated pathological or disease process. |
comorbidity,
two or more coexisting medical conditions or disease processes that are additional to an initial diagnosis.
comorbidity [ko″mor-bid´ĭ-te]
1. a comorbid disease or condition.
2. the state of being comorbid.
3. the extent to which two pathological conditions occur together in a given population.
comorbidity (kōˈ·mōr·biˑ·d
·tē),n presence of additional conditions with the initially diagnosed illness.
comorbidity
The simultaneous presence of 2+ morbid conditions or diseases in the same Pt, which may complicate a Pt's hospital stay; in the US health care system, comorbidity carries considerable weight in determining the reasonable
length of hospitalization under the DRG classification of diseases. See DRGs.
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